Robert Cyril Ford

Robert Cyril Ford (29 December 1923-24 November 2015) was a General of the United Kingdom who fought in World War II and The Troubles.

Biography
Robert Cyril Ford was born on 29 December 1923 in Devon, England, and in 1943 he joined the Royal Armored Corps during World War II, fighting in northwestern Europe and being mentioned in dispatches, a military honor. He rose through the ranks during the Cold War and in 1968 he was the brigadier in charge of the British 7th Armored Brigade. Ford received the title of commander of land forces in Northern Ireland in 1971 during The Troubles, and on 30 January 1972 he became a source of controversy after 14 innocent Irish people in Derry were massacred by British paratroopers while rioting. On 9 April 1973 Ford resigned from his command, and in 1981 he retired from the British Army. Despite his retirement, he was made a Companion of the Bath in 1973, a Knight Commander of the Bath in 1977, and Knight Grand Cross of the Bath in 1981, having already been a Member of the Order of the British Empire since 1958 and a Commander of the British Empire since 1971. Ford died at the age of 91 on 24 November 2015.